推卸

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Chinese

		push; refuse (responsibility); shove	unload; take off
trad. (推卸)		推	卸
simp. ^#(推卸)		推	卸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuīxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi¹ se³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thui-sià

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuīxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tueisiè
  - Wade–Giles: tʻui¹-hsieh⁴
  - Yale: twēi-syè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueishieh
  - Palladius: туйсе (tujse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    推卸
    推謝 / 推谢
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi¹ se³
  - Yale: tēui se
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey¹ se³
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu¹ sé³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sɛː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thui-sià
  - Tâi-lô: thui-sià
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tuisiax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰui⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰui³³ sia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰui⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ sia¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²¹/

Verb

推卸

to shirk; to dodge (responsibilities)
推卸責任／推卸责任 ― tuīxiè zérèn ― to shirk responsibility

Synonyms

推脫 / 推脱 (tuītuō)
推諉 / 推诿 (tuīwěi)
解脫 / 解脱 (jiětuō)
貸 / 贷 (literary, or in compounds)

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